Madalena weather in January

In January, Madalena sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 95 mm of rain across 14.8 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of January to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Madalena's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Madalena's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 32°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 95 mm; 14.8 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 5:40 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover: 67%; 9th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 5.59 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.5; out of 10

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical January day in Madalena reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and on par with February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	23
2	33	23
3	33	23
4	33	23
5	32	23
6	32	23
7	32	23
8	32	23
9	32	23
10	32	23
11	32	23
12	32	23
13	32	23
14	32	23
15	32	23
16	32	23
17	32	23
18	32	23
19	32	23
20	32	23
21	32	23
22	32	23
23	32	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23
29	31	23
30	31	23
31	31	23

How January really feels in Madalena

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Madalena weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 23°	95	14.8	12.3	3.5
Feb	31° / 22°	97	16.5	12.2	3.6
Mar	30° / 22°	147	21.2	12	3.5
Apr	30° / 22°	143	21.4	11.9	3.7
May	30° / 22°	76	15.1	11.8	4.6
Jun	30° / 21°	36	9.4	11.7	5.3
Jul	30° / 21°	20	4.8	11.7	5.6
Aug	32° / 21°	8	1.7	11.8	5.2
Sep	33° / 22°	2	0.4	12	4.6
Oct	34° / 22°	5	0.8	12.1	4.0
Nov	34° / 23°	5	1.1	12.2	3.9
Dec	33° / 23°	19	4.5	12.3	3.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	49	47	46	45	43	42	42	40	39	38	37	37	37	34	34	34	34	33	33	34	34	34	34	33	35	35	35	36	36	36	37
Cloudier (%)	51	53	54	55	57	58	58	60	61	62	63	63	63	66	66	66	66	67	67	66	66	66	66	67	65	65	65	64	64	64	63

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	47	53
3	46	54
4	45	55
5	43	57
6	42	58
7	42	58
8	40	60
9	39	61
10	38	62
11	37	63
12	37	63
13	37	63
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	34	66
17	34	66
18	33	67
19	33	67
20	34	66
21	34	66
22	34	66
23	34	66
24	33	67
25	35	65
26	35	65
27	35	65
28	36	64
29	36	64
30	36	64
31	37	63

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Madalena gets around 95 mm of rain over 14.8 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 47% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	30	32	33	35	36	38	39	40	42	44	45	47	48	49	51	52	52	53	54	54	54	55	55	55	55	54	54	53	53	52	52

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	32
3	33
4	35
5	36
6	38
7	39
8	40
9	42
10	44
11	45
12	47
13	48
14	49
15	51
16	52
17	52
18	53
19	54
20	54
21	54
22	55
23	55
24	55
25	55
26	54
27	54
28	53
29	53
30	52
31	52

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 92% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Humid (%)	13	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Muggy (%)	68	68	66	66	65	64	63	62	60	60	58	56	56	54	53	52	50	49	48	47	46	46	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45
Oppressive (%)	19	20	22	23	24	25	27	28	30	31	33	35	36	38	40	41	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	49	50	50	50	50	50	49	49

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	13	68	19
2	12	68	20
3	12	66	22
4	11	66	23
5	11	65	24
6	11	64	25
7	10	63	27
8	10	62	28
9	10	60	30
10	9	60	31
11	9	58	33
12	9	56	35
13	8	56	36
14	8	54	38
15	7	53	40
16	7	52	41
17	7	50	43
18	7	49	44
19	7	48	45
20	7	47	46
21	6	46	47
22	6	46	48
23	6	45	49
24	6	45	49
25	6	45	50
26	6	45	50
27	6	45	50
28	6	45	50
29	6	45	50
30	6	45	49
31	6	45	49

Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	14	light breeze
2	14	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
11	13	light breeze
12	12	light breeze
13	12	light breeze
14	12	light breeze
15	12	light breeze
16	12	calm
17	12	calm
18	12	calm
19	12	calm
20	12	calm
21	12	calm
22	12	calm
23	12	calm
24	12	calm
25	12	calm
26	12	calm
27	12	calm
28	12	calm
29	12	calm
30	12	calm
31	12	calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of January to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:33 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 5:58 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:45
Sunset (PM)	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	5:33	5:50
2	12.3	5:34	5:50
3	12.3	5:34	5:51
4	12.3	5:35	5:51
5	12.3	5:35	5:51
6	12.3	5:36	5:52
7	12.3	5:36	5:52
8	12.3	5:36	5:53
9	12.3	5:37	5:53
10	12.3	5:37	5:53
11	12.3	5:38	5:54
12	12.3	5:38	5:54
13	12.3	5:39	5:54
14	12.3	5:39	5:55
15	12.3	5:40	5:55
16	12.3	5:40	5:55
17	12.3	5:40	5:55
18	12.2	5:41	5:56
19	12.2	5:41	5:56
20	12.2	5:42	5:56
21	12.2	5:42	5:56
22	12.2	5:42	5:57
23	12.2	5:43	5:57
24	12.2	5:43	5:57
25	12.2	5:43	5:57
26	12.2	5:44	5:57
27	12.2	5:44	5:58
28	12.2	5:44	5:58
29	12.2	5:45	5:58
30	12.2	5:45	5:58
31	12.2	5:45	5:58

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.87 kWh/m² to a high of 6.94 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.59 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.9	Bright
2	5.9	Bright
3	5.8	Bright
4	5.8	Bright
5	5.8	Bright
6	5.8	Bright
7	5.7	Bright
8	5.7	Bright
9	5.7	Bright
10	5.6	Bright
11	5.6	Bright
12	5.6	Bright
13	5.6	Bright
14	5.5	Bright
15	5.5	Bright
16	5.5	Bright
17	5.5	Bright
18	5.5	Bright
19	5.5	Bright
20	5.5	Bright
21	5.5	Bright
22	5.5	Bright
23	5.5	Bright
24	5.5	Bright
25	5.5	Bright
26	5.5	Bright
27	5.5	Bright
28	5.6	Bright
29	5.6	Bright
30	5.6	Bright
31	5.6	Bright

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Madalena

In seasonPeak

In January, Madalena sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Madalena's rainy season runs January–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is January a good time to visit Madalena?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.5

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

5.7

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Madalena.

What to pack for Madalena in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Madalena sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Madalena in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Madalena peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 10 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	15	16	14	11	10	10	11	12	11	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Madalena?

Madalena sits at 4.9°S, 39.6°W, 297 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Boa Viagem, 35 km away.

Topography around Madalena

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Madalena.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Madalena has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m around an average of 304 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 348 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,019 m.

The land around Madalena is covered by grassland (51%) and shrubs (35%) within 3 km, shrubs (76%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and shrubs (75%) within 80 km.

3 km

65 m

grassland 51%

16 km

348 m

shrubs 76%

80 km

1,019 m

shrubs 75%

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← December Madalena year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Boa Viagem 35 km · Itatira 37 km · Quixeramobim 49 km · Monsenhor Tabosa 54 km · Canindé 63 km · Quixadá 63 km · Pedra Branca 68 km · Itapiúna 80 km

Brazil travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / N; 127 / 220 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 46% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $10,713; 2025
Happiness: 6.6 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 89%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 19.3; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 16; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 482
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Madalena (-4.8572°, -39.5767°, elevation 297 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	23
2	33	23
3	33	23
4	33	23
5	32	23
6	32	23
7	32	23
8	32	23
9	32	23
10	32	23
11	32	23
12	32	23
13	32	23
14	32	23
15	32	23
16	32	23
17	32	23
18	32	23
19	32	23
20	32	23
21	32	23
22	32	23
23	32	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23
29	31	23
30	31	23
31	31	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	47	53
3	46	54
4	45	55
5	43	57
6	42	58
7	42	58
8	40	60
9	39	61
10	38	62
11	37	63
12	37	63
13	37	63
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	34	66
17	34	66
18	33	67
19	33	67
20	34	66
21	34	66
22	34	66
23	34	66
24	33	67
25	35	65
26	35	65
27	35	65
28	36	64
29	36	64
30	36	64
31	37	63

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	32
3	33
4	35
5	36
6	38
7	39
8	40
9	42
10	44
11	45
12	47
13	48
14	49
15	51
16	52
17	52
18	53
19	54
20	54
21	54
22	55
23	55
24	55
25	55
26	54
27	54
28	53
29	53
30	52
31	52

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	13	68	19
2	12	68	20
3	12	66	22
4	11	66	23
5	11	65	24
6	11	64	25
7	10	63	27
8	10	62	28
9	10	60	30
10	9	60	31
11	9	58	33
12	9	56	35
13	8	56	36
14	8	54	38
15	7	53	40
16	7	52	41
17	7	50	43
18	7	49	44
19	7	48	45
20	7	47	46
21	6	46	47
22	6	46	48
23	6	45	49
24	6	45	49
25	6	45	50
26	6	45	50
27	6	45	50
28	6	45	50
29	6	45	50
30	6	45	49
31	6	45	49

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	23
2	33	23
3	33	23
4	33	23
5	32	23
6	32	23
7	32	23
8	32	23
9	32	23
10	32	23
11	32	23
12	32	23
13	32	23
14	32	23
15	32	23
16	32	23
17	32	23
18	32	23
19	32	23
20	32	23
21	32	23
22	32	23
23	32	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23
29	31	23
30	31	23
31	31	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	47	53
3	46	54
4	45	55
5	43	57
6	42	58
7	42	58
8	40	60
9	39	61
10	38	62
11	37	63
12	37	63
13	37	63
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	34	66
17	34	66
18	33	67
19	33	67
20	34	66
21	34	66
22	34	66
23	34	66
24	33	67
25	35	65
26	35	65
27	35	65
28	36	64
29	36	64
30	36	64
31	37	63

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	32
3	33
4	35
5	36
6	38
7	39
8	40
9	42
10	44
11	45
12	47
13	48
14	49
15	51
16	52
17	52
18	53
19	54
20	54
21	54
22	55
23	55
24	55
25	55
26	54
27	54
28	53
29	53
30	52
31	52

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	13	68	19
2	12	68	20
3	12	66	22
4	11	66	23
5	11	65	24
6	11	64	25
7	10	63	27
8	10	62	28
9	10	60	30
10	9	60	31
11	9	58	33
12	9	56	35
13	8	56	36
14	8	54	38
15	7	53	40
16	7	52	41
17	7	50	43
18	7	49	44
19	7	48	45
20	7	47	46
21	6	46	47
22	6	46	48
23	6	45	49
24	6	45	49
25	6	45	50
26	6	45	50
27	6	45	50
28	6	45	50
29	6	45	50
30	6	45	49
31	6	45	49

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	23
2	33	23
3	33	23
4	33	23
5	32	23
6	32	23
7	32	23
8	32	23
9	32	23
10	32	23
11	32	23
12	32	23
13	32	23
14	32	23
15	32	23
16	32	23
17	32	23
18	32	23
19	32	23
20	32	23
21	32	23
22	32	23
23	32	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23
29	31	23
30	31	23
31	31	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	47	53
3	46	54
4	45	55
5	43	57
6	42	58
7	42	58
8	40	60
9	39	61
10	38	62
11	37	63
12	37	63
13	37	63
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	34	66
17	34	66
18	33	67
19	33	67
20	34	66
21	34	66
22	34	66
23	34	66
24	33	67
25	35	65
26	35	65
27	35	65
28	36	64
29	36	64
30	36	64
31	37	63

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	32
3	33
4	35
5	36
6	38
7	39
8	40
9	42
10	44
11	45
12	47
13	48
14	49
15	51
16	52
17	52
18	53
19	54
20	54
21	54
22	55
23	55
24	55
25	55
26	54
27	54
28	53
29	53
30	52
31	52

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	13	68	19
2	12	68	20
3	12	66	22
4	11	66	23
5	11	65	24
6	11	64	25
7	10	63	27
8	10	62	28
9	10	60	30
10	9	60	31
11	9	58	33
12	9	56	35
13	8	56	36
14	8	54	38
15	7	53	40
16	7	52	41
17	7	50	43
18	7	49	44
19	7	48	45
20	7	47	46
21	6	46	47
22	6	46	48
23	6	45	49
24	6	45	49
25	6	45	50
26	6	45	50
27	6	45	50
28	6	45	50
29	6	45	50
30	6	45	49
31	6	45	49